Mujeres cirujanas en la historia de la medicina

  1. Carlos Vaquero Puerta 1
  2. José Antonio Brizuela 1
  3. Isabel Del Blanco 1
  4. Manuel Díez 1
  5. Elena García-Rivera 1
  6. Cintia Flota 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Valladolid
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    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

Journal:
Anales de la Real Academia de Medicina y Cirugía de Valladolid

ISSN: 0210-6523

Year of publication: 2020

Issue: 56

Pages: 52-69

Type: Article

DOI: 10.24197/ARAMCV.56.2020.52-69 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Throughout the history of medicine, the number of women who have been able to practice as surgeons has always been considered as limited or irrelevant. In many occasions it has been due to the social role granted to women in relation to medicine with special dedication to other occupations. In many cases it has also been due to thelack of women who exercised this activity, to the impossibility due to the difficulties created by the members of society themselves and especially by those of the male sex as dominant. However, there havebeen times when women have had their role and even great contributions. It has been possible to detect its presence in ancient cultures although its references have not been sufficiently documented. On the other hand, in more recent times, there have been women who exercised surgery in some cases disguised as men having knowledge of very curious cases and had a great social impact at the time they occurred and are especially those of Elena Céspedes, Enriqueta Chaves and James Barry among others. At the present time, the number of women who perform surgery is very relevant, reaching outnumber men, in many specialties.

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